Book for stamps and the like.



No. 851,535. PATBNTED APR. 23, 1907. H. M. LINDSAY. BOOK F03. STAMPS AND THE LIKE.

APPLIOATIDH FILED IBB.4, 1307.

stamps they need not be removed, or if it is citizen of the United UNITED STATES PATENT orsros.

HARRY M. LIN DSAY," OF' BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. BQOK FOR STAMPS AND TH LIKE To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY M. LINnsaY, a

States, residing at Baltimore city, in the State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Books for Stamps and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention'relates to a book for useby stamp and post-card collectors, and also for newspaper clippings and scraps, and has particular reference to a novel page construction 3 and a holder to facilitate the transfer of stamps, cards, clippings or the like from one place to another without injury to either the page or the devices adapted to be held thereby.

It' frequently occurs that a stamp collector, for instance, is compelled to change the groups of his collection or transfer them to a new book on account of an old book filling up, or to transfer the stamps from one place to another in the same book to make room for one or more stamps new to the collection. The common practice of securing the stamps in place has been hinges made from paper, and in rearranging stamps after disposition in certain groups there is always a possibility of tearing and ruining the stampswhich are detachedfor disposition in new places. Stamps are usually classed by their water marks, perforations and paper, and additions to collections require a reclassification or redisposition in accordance with certain series and kinds.

The improved book and holder will overcome the disadvantages heretofore'encountered, and permit the several stamps to be readily changed to occupy different places on the same age or to be tranferred to other pages,.an theseveral holders are of such structure that after they are secured to the found necessary to detach them a simple moistening operation can be pursued without injury to either the holders or the stamps. The holders are of such construction that a memorandum can be made on the back surfaces thereof to indicate mark, perforation and paper of the stamps to which they are attached, and are materially several stam s in deodorized benzineto ascertain the c aracter of the water mark and by means of gum strips or- Specification of Letters Patent. Apnlication filed February 4, 1907. Serial No. 365.664.

' form of the the particular water v ong fiilace to another;- advantageous in'thls service as soaking of the v Patented Apri128, 1 907.

paper and to measure the perforations will be avoided.

The preferred form of the page and holder is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and therein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a book having therein pages embodying the features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 22 of one of the pages, and shown on an enlarged scale. Fig. is a transverse vertical sectiononthe line 33 of one of the pages, and also shown on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is-a detail perspective view of a stamp showing the improved holder applied theretor Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the holders. Fig. 6 is a sectional 1perspective view showin a portion of one o thepages and the position of the extremities of the holder when in engagement with the page.

imilar characters of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the views.

The numeral 1 esignates a book of any suitable dimensions and comprises in its, structure a plurality of pages 2. Each of the pages 2 consists of two sheets 3 and'4 of thin tough paper fastened together at the edges and having small square holes 5 out therein at regular intervals, the holes in one sheet being 0 posite the uncut portions of the ad- 'acent s or the purpose of describing a practical invention, the pages and holders, which will be hereinafter particularly referred .to, will be specified for use with stam s. It will be understood, however, that the 1nvention is not limited to this particular use, as post-cards, news a er clippings and scraps may be assemb e in any desired relation in an analogous book, or one embodying the features of the invention. The openings 5 in the sheets 3 and 4-have the particular square contour shown to overcome the disadvantages in the [use of slits as in collcctors books now commonly constructed, and which are-liable to become torn-in a plying and'removing stamps, cards and t e ike, and in transferring such devices from c holder consists side of a strip 6 of stiff linen .of suitable lengthhaving at the center of one 7 an adhesive substance7; The holder is slightly narrowerthan the width of the several s uare enin' s 5, and also materially q E g longer'th an t e distance between the upper and lower walls of each of said openings so as to render the holder eiiective in retaining a stamp or other device in'positively applie position with respect to the page.

v The adhesive substance at the center of the holder 6 is moistened and said holder is then a plied to the middle ortion of the back oi the stamp, as shown y Fig. 4, both extremities of the holder being free. The lower extremity of the holder is creased, as

' at 8 at'the lower termination of the adhesive substance or gummed portion to permit said lower extremity to be placed in one of the I ter readily soaks through and softens the square openings after "the upperiextremity has been inserted in the same opening, so that the stamp will retain its proper place until it is desired to remove the stamp. To remove the stain the-bottom portion there of is gras ed an pulled upwardly to withdraw the ow'er extremity of the holder from the openings, and the upper extremity of said holder can then be readily disengaged from the opening by pulling. on the stamp in a reverse direction, or downwardly.

time desired, the holdercan be easily removed from the stamp by moistening the back portion thereof adjacent to the adhesive substance or gum 7, and as the holder is formed of linen or fabric and porous, the waadhesivesubst'ance or and permits the holder to be detached rom the stampwithout tearing the latter.

The several holders,.when inserted in the openings 5, have their extremities held between the sheets 3 and 4, as illustrated by Fig. 6, and as 'the openings of one sheet are,

olpposite'the uncut ortions of the ad'acent s act the holders 0 the two sheets will not.

interferewith each other in. applying or removing the same. -After the olders have been applied, as shown by Fig. 4, the stamps can be readily transferred from one place to another inthe book oi' to another book having the same structure.

As hereinbefore indicated, memorandum can be ap lied to the back of the holder de scribing t e water mark, perforation and paper of the stamp to serve as a permanent means for readily ascertaining these particular characteristics of each stamp without resorting to the usual methods to bring out the water mark and for measuring the perfOIittlQIlS; I

As an incidental structural feature, the ages also have slits 9 at their upper portions 0 receive label strips 10 which may have imprinted thereon or otherwise applied thereto the classes of stamps or the particular stamps y on each age. These label strips are readi removab e and maybe transferred from one At any,"

senses page to another to correspond to the redisposition or rearrangement of the stamps, or

such label stripsmay be replaced'by other strips on the same page, as may be found necessary.

The improved book can be cheaply manufactured, is strong and durable, and will also be found exceptionally useful and convement for ctlhe purpose for which it has been de- VISG Ha thus described the invention, what is claime ,is: I

1. A book having double ages with openings therein, the openings 0 one page being opposite the uncut portions of the adjacent a page, and holders to removably en age said openings, andadapted to have their central ortions secured to the backs of devices to be held on the pages.

2. A book having double ages with openings therein, the openings 0 one page being opposite the uncut portions of the adjacent page, 'and holders to engage said openin s adapted to be removabl appliedto the bac. s

of devices disposed on t e pages. p

3. A book comprising a plurality of pages each made up of two different sheets secured at the edges and havin openings therein, the

openings in one sheet ein opposite the imgerforate ortions of the a jacent sheet, and

the upper and lower extremities of the holders being free for removable insertion in the openings and confined between the two pages when applied.

5. Abook co n rising a plurality of pages having openings iiherein, the openings of one page being opposite the uncut portions of the pages and provide with fabilied to sai A olders secured to the centers of the backs P ric thereof, each holder'having adhesive mate rial solely on one side at the center. I

remaining page, and.devices ada ted to be i 6. A book comprising a plurality of pages having square openings therein, the opem ngs' of one a e beingopposite the uncut portions 0 t e remaimng page, and. devices adapted to be a plied to said pa es and rovided with hol ers formed of fa ri'can secured to the centers of the backs of said de-H vices, eachholder-having adhesive material extremity creased adjacent to the lower termination of the adhesive material.

I z 5 solely on one side atthe center and the lower lurality of pages,

per and lower extremities free and held be- 10 tween the sheets.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' HARRY M. LINDSAY. Witnesses:

WM. SPILMAN, CHAS. H. SPIEKER. 

